Volleyball Preview: Vail Christian Saints vs. Rangely Panthers
Vail Christian is 8-2 against Rangely since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Vail Christian Saints will look to defend their home court against the Rangely Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Vail Christian will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Vail Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering De Beque just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 3-2.
Vail Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (102-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 12-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Rangely came up short against Meeker on Saturday, falling 3-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
While Rangely was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Meeker's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-22.
Vail Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3. As for Rangely, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
Vail Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Rangely in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Vail Christian repeat their success, or does Rangely have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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